{"id":45898,"date":"2021-09-23T00:38:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T00:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/23\/air-forces-top-civilian-hints-at-changes-to-hypersonic-weapons-programs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:09:34","slug":"air-forces-top-civilian-hints-at-changes-to-hypersonic-weapons-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/09\/23\/air-forces-top-civilian-hints-at-changes-to-hypersonic-weapons-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force\u2019s top civilian hints at changes to hypersonic weapons programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. \u2014 The U.S. Air Force\u2019s top civilian is unsatisfied with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/04\/06\/the-first-flight-test-of-the-air-forces-air-launched-hypersonic-booster-didnt-go-as-planned\/\" target=\"_blank\"> existing hypersonic weapons programs<\/a> and isn\u2019t sure whether the weapons under development will meet the service\u2019s needs, he said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the Air Force\u2019s work on hypersonic weapons is progressing, it\u2019s not moving fast enough, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/08\/17\/the-new-air-force-secretary-wants-to-scare-china\/\" target=\"_blank\">Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall<\/a> told reporters at the Air Force Association\u2019s Air, Space and Cyber conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of that, the service has not laid out in enough detail which missions will call for the use of hypersonic weapons, how to fit them into operations and whether the technologies in development will allow the service to accomplish its goals, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s pretty clear to me what the Chinese want to do with the hypersonics they\u2019re developing. 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We do need to make sure we have an unambiguous, well-understood [concept of operations] we go forward to,\u201d he said Wednesday. \u201cWe need to make sure that, before we pull the trigger and commit a ton of resources to it, everyone\u2019s on the same piece of music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Kendall did not criticize a specific program, the service\u2019s AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon has encountered several flight test failures over the past year and \u2014 as the first hypersonic missile set to become operational \u2014 is the Air Force\u2019s most visible hypersonic weapons program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/08\/04\/after-latest-flight-test-failure-us-air-force-hoping-to-keep-first-hypersonic-missile-on-track-for-production\/\" target=\"_blank\">during a July 28 test <\/a>over Point Mugu Sea Range near southern California, the missile\u2019s engine failed to ignite after the weapon was launched from a B-52 bomber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force hasn\u2019t yet isolated the root cause of that failed test, said Brig. 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